Business Law
The Trouble with Smart Contracts
What are smart contracts? By James O'Connell, Commercial Solicitor Smart contracts are software. They are written to automate agreed...
Read moreFiling Bankruptcy Petitions in the High Court
As a general rule a bankruptcy petition should be presented to the appropriate court closest to the debtor’s home or place of business....
Read moreSpecial Administration Regime for Insolvent Housing Associations
In the normal course of events when a company becomes insolvent it will be placed into an insolvency regime where the office holder...
Read moreWhat is reasonable?
Most employers will be aware that if a disabled person is placed at a substantial disadvantage in the workplace there is a duty to...
Read moreThe pitfalls of petitioning
Whenever a creditor seeks to issue a petition against a debtor it is not unusual for the issue of how to deal with an offer to settle...
Read moreCouncil Tax Liability Orders and Bankruptcy Proceedings
The High Court has recently confirmed that the hearing of a bankruptcy petition is not the correct venue to raise a challenge to liability. Under...
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